That's a fascinating question. We hear a lot of talk about planting forests to combat climate change. But it seems very feasible that just planting whatever is

That's a fascinating question. We hear a lot of talk about planting forests to combat climate change. But it seems very feasible that just planting whatever is thriving today will backfire in 20 years time when that species becomes unviable due to temperature rise, reduced rainfall or arrival of some exotic bio pest.